Connacht

Issued at: 29 October 2025 13:00

TODAY - Wednesday 29th October

Today will be a breezy day with sunny spells and heavy showers, bringing the chance of hail and isolated thunderstorms. Feeling cool with highest temperatures of 10 to 12 degrees in moderate to fresh and gusty westerly winds, strong along coasts. Showers will become isolated by evening and the winds will ease.

TONIGHT

Dry and clear tonight with local mist and frost forming. Lowest temperatures of 1 to 3 degrees in light winds.

Solar UV Index

Low.

UV Index

TOMORROW - Thursday 30th October

Cloud increasing early tomorrow with wet and windy weather quickly becoming widespread. There will be some heavy spells at times during the day, leading to spot flooding. Southeast winds will be fresh to strong and gusty with gales in coastal areas. Highest temperatures of 11 to 13 degrees.

National Outlook

OVERVIEW: Unsettled with low pressure in situ just to the northwest of Ireland.

Thursday night: Rather windy with fresh to strong southerly winds and gales for western and northern coasts. A band of rain will clear northeastwards early on with clear spells and scattered heavy showers following. Lowest temperatures of 7 to 11 degrees.

Friday (Halloween/Oiche Shamhna): A breezy day with wet weather affecting southern and eastern counties early on, clearing into the Irish Sea around midday. Sunny spells and scattered showers will follow during the afternoon. Generally dry for the early evening, though rain will begin to feed into southern areas. Highest temperatures of 11 to 14 degrees in mostly fresh southerly winds.

Friday Halloween night: Some uncertainty but current indications suggest spells of wet weather will affect the country with the chance of hail and lightning. Misty in places too. Lowest temperatures of 4 to 7 degrees, in light to moderate south to southwest winds.

Saturday: Breezy with some sunny spells and scattered showers, heaviest for Atlantic counties. Cool with highest temperatures of 9 to 12 degrees, in fresh southwest winds. Mostly dry and clear overnight except for some showers closer to the Atlantic seaboard.

Sunday: Breezy with further showers closer to the Atlantic, while starting drier and brighter elsewhere. During the afternoon, more general rain will likely extend from the west. Highest temperatures of 10 to 14 degrees, in rather brisk southwest winds.